Carboniferous — synonyms, definition
1. Carboniferous (Adjective)
3 synonyms
carbonaceous carbonic carbonous
2 definitions
Carboniferous (Adjective) — Of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era.
ex. "carboniferous rock system"
Carboniferous (Adjective) — Relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon.
ex. "About half of these reactors contain only traces of carboniferous substances"
2. Carboniferous (Noun)
1 synonym
Carboniferous period
1 definition
Carboniferous (Noun) — From 345 million to 280 million years ago.
2 types of
geological period period
8 parts
Lower Carboniferous Lower Carboniferous period Missippian period Mississippian Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanian period Upper Carboniferous Upper Carboniferous period
3 parts of
Palaeozoic Paleozoic Paleozoic era